Thursday NHL Playoff Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Kings will look to even up their series with the Sharks when the two teams due battle at 10:30PM ET tonight.
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Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the visiting Sharks –125 money line favorites over the Kings, who are +115 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently 5 goals.
The Sharks won Game 1 between these two teams, 3-2 in overtime on April 14. But the young Kings answered back with a 4-0 victory in Game 2, before blowing a 4-0 lead in a 6-5 overtime loss to San Jose on Tuesday.
Ryane Clowe has paced San Jose thus far, producing five points in three games. He has two goals and three assists, with a plus/minus of +2. Meanwhile, Drew Doughty leads the Kings with four points, which are made up of two goals and two assists. Doughty has a plus/minus of –1.
NHL Free Pick: It can’t be overstated: That was a bad loss for the Kings on Tuesday. To be up 4-0 and to be playing with all the confidence in the world, only to see the lead evaporate and to lose was heartbreaking. This is a young L.A. team and it’s only natural that thoughts about beating the two-seeded Sharks crept into their heads at that point. I think at the first sign of adversity tonight, the Kings won’t be able to respond. This is a good team with a bright future, but it’s likely that San Jose will go on to win these next two games after creating so much momentum in Game 3. According to latest NHL trends, the Sharks are 17-7 in their last 24 trips to Los Angeles. They’re also 36-17-1 in their last 54 games against the Kings. Take San Jose and lay the juice.
THURSDAY NHL PLAYOFFS FREE PICK: SAN JOSE SHARKS –125
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